Compass-board.



E. SECKLER.

COMPASS BOARD.

APPLIGATIDN mmm JAN. 1a. 1914.

1 1 1 8,309. Patented Nov. 24, 1914.

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ATTORNEY,

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COMPASS BOARD.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 13` 1914.

Patented Nov. 24, 1914.

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WITNESSES Mi. ArronNEr,

EUGEN SECKLER, 0F PATERSON, NEW JERSEY.

COMPASS-BOARD.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 24, 1914i.

Application filed January 13, 1914. Serial No. 811,791.

consists in certain improvements in devices i employed therein, known as comber or compass boards, for confining the harness cords in more or less compact disposition, such improvements contemplating a substitute for the usual perforated board or plate serving as the `comber or compass board, which has the objection that it neither allows its ready removal from the group of harness cords when its holes become worn thereby, or any change in the spacing of the harness cords, and is, moreover, pe-

culiarly susceptible to becoming cut by the cords, since usually it is formed of wood.

Referring, now, to the accompanying` drawing, Figure l shows in side elevation a jacquard machine and a frame in which the improved comber board structure is supported; Fig. 2 is a plan View of a fragment of the aforesaid frame and one of the improved comber boards, a part of which is shown in section; Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional view of Fig. 2; Fig. 4 is a view showing in front elevation several of the comber boards like that shown in Fig. `2 supported in the frame, only one side of which is shown, portions of the comber boards appearing in section; Fig. 5 is a plan view of a modification of my invention; Fig.` G is an enlarged sectional view on substantially the line in Fig. 5; Fig. 7 is a sectional detail of the right hand end of what is shown in Figp; and, Fig. 8 is a perspective view of one 0f the sliding rod-groups appearing in Fi 5.

Referring, first, to Figs. 1 to 4, from the hooks a of a jacquard ZJ depend the harness cords c, which extend between two rails d forming a frame in which to support the improved comber board structure, being rabbeted at e on their inner sides for that purpose (see Figs. 2 and 3). f is a rectangular frame which rests in the rabbets e and may be overlapped by the strips g suitably secured upon the rails (l, the frame f being removable from the frame constituted by the rails d either by removing one of the strips g or by slidingthe frame f longi` rated horizontally with equal numbers of` opposed holes and in these are loosely arranged the parallel rods or wires la; the sides j" and are provided with similar holes, opposite to each other and equal in number, in which are arranged the ends of the wires or rods Ii.. Since the two groups of wires and rods h and z' cross each other, holes are formed through which the harness cords c are extended. The rods '21 are held from endwise displacement out of the frame f by the strips y', secured removably to the outer surfaces of the sides f', f? of the frame f by means of screws It; the rails d may serve to prevent similar displacement of the rods h.

In order to make it possible to change the spacing of the harness cords, or to remove one of the compass boards and substitute another, I form a section of the frame f,

as for instance the side )"2, removable, said side being shown in Fig. 2 as held in place by the screws Z. VUpon removing the side f2 (or either strip the rods e' may be removed or such other changes made with respect thereto as will alter the spacing of the harness cords transversely in Fig. 2; upon removing one of the strips g and elevating one end of the frame j similar changes can be made with respect to the rods li; finally, it will readily be seen that by removing the side f2 of the frame and the several rods the comber board structure may be removed bodily from the group of harness cords, having first established the comber board which 1s to take its place 1n proper relation to the harness cords, so that the re-threading incident to the old style of comber board is avoided.

In Fig. 4 several of the comber board structures are shown as supported in the frame afforded by the rails (l. They may be arranged close together or more or less spaced from each other, as circumstances require.

Referring now to Figs. 5 to 8 'm is a rectangular frame comprising two long` sides m and two short sides m2. The two long sides have opposite longitudinal grooves a, and the top surfaces of the two short sides m2 are somewhat lower than these grooves. In cross-bars o, inset in the upper inner edges of the short sides m2, are fitted the ends of the longitudinal rods or wires y), the holes in the cross-bars receiving the ends of the rods extending only partway through the cross-bars so that the rods are confined against endwise displacement. g designates several cross strips penetrated by the several rods p and maintaining them properly spaced from each other. Over the rod-group 29 above described are arranged one or more other rod-groups slidable in the grooves m. These include the end members or shoes r received in the grooves n and the parallel rods s loosely penetrating said endmembers so as to be removable therefrom when the latter are removed from the grooves. The rods s may be kept properly spaced by the cross-strips t which they penetrate. 0n a vieu1 to Fig. 5 it will be seen that the rods ,1U and s, by crossing each other, afford the guiding holes for the harness cords.

ln order to facilitate clearing the harness cords from the rou-groups s, one of the sides, mf, of the frame m may include a removable strip u to afford one side of the slot n in such side, and when the strip u is removed any rod-group may be elevated for effecting the necessary change in the disposition of the rods s therein. Ordinarily, in the adaptation in which the modification shown in Figs. 5 to S is designed to be employed, it will be unnecessary to clear the harness cords from the rods j), but should it be necessary, it may be accomplished by de taching one of the cross-bars 0, which are removably held in place by screws as shown in Fig. 5.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is 1. A comber board structure including two crossed groups of parallel spaced rods together forming the guiding holes for the harness cords and a support for said rods including sliding members having penetrating holes receiving the opposite ends of one group of said rods and parallel members affording guides for the lirst-nained members and obstructing endwise movement of said group of rods.

2. A comber board structure including two crossed groups of parallel spaced rods together forming the guiding holes for the harness cords and a support for said rods receiving the ends thereof and conlining each rod against longitudinal displacement, said support including parallel guiding members and shoes slidable on said members and supporting the ends of one group of the rods, substantially as described.

3. A comber board structure including a frame, a group of parallel spaced rods supported therein at their ends, a sliding structure carried by saidframe and including other parallel spaced rods crossing the first rods and forming therewith the guiding holes for the harness cords, substantially as described.

ln testimony whereof I afiix my signtaure in presence of two witnesses.

EUGEN SECKLER.

Witnesses NAL D. BELL, JOHN W. STEWARD.

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